Elevating Standards: China's Newly Amended Patent Law
By Ron Cai, Sisi Liu and Kevin Moore
China's National People's Congress recently adopted a new amendment to it's Patent Law, which will take effect on Oct. 1, 2009. The Patent Law of China was formulated in 1984 and took effect on April 1, 1985. It has been amended three times: first in 1992, second in 2002, and most recently on Dec. 27, 2008. This article provides an overview of major changes under the third amendment (“New Law”). Continue reading...
